Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-02-03

aflluence to perfect poverty, was the
mother of eight children who we're then
in rags. that she had actes very nobly in
giving up the last cent of her late hus-
bands life insurance moley to settle up
his debts. and was making meager sup
port for her large family gitb her needle
and really needed the position more
than any other candidate, and asked me
to see her. and, if she wos.ld agree to my
proposition, he would vote for her and
get others to do so. PrcrNpted by the
purest motives. arising from that true
and genuine sympathy that only a
woman who is struggling with the world
to rear and educate her children. can feel
for another, arose and Immediately
went to Mrs. Lowe, and stated TO her
that my friends were on the point of
combining with Mrs, Williams, (who had
at that time run up to o. yotesl, but that
] had heard her sad story. and of her
circumstances and sympathized with her,
and that if she would agree to give my
daughter the appointment of Assistant
Librarian, my friends, at my instance,
would elect her She said she was per.
fectly willing to do so.s and that she
would see her friends. i returned to my
seat near my friends, and, believing Mrs.
Lowe to be the soul Of honor, asked them
to elect her. stating what she had said to
me. In the meantime, CO... Moore, Mrs
loves brothcr.in-law, who had made
himself conspicuous in efectioneering for
her, approached Senator Simcrly and
told him that If he would go to work and
get the East Tennesseans to elect Mrs.
Lowe, that anything within the bounds
of reason that they would ask of her
should be granted; any Assistant they
asked should be appointed. A Mr.. Fort,
a very consequential gentleman, whose
locks are evidently prematurely gray, but
have not been silyered by the weight of
early piety, approached z very excellent
Iadv sittinq near me and told bor ,hot
Mrs Lowe would Stand 10 hor onrno
mon, with mo. ,hot he would o,ond % -
but that it must be Kept quiet, or we
would botb be beoten and mode hio owl,
os ou;ck,v os nosuib,e !, nm hor ffoar;nn
he would be obse,vea, A. INV ;n,,onoa
many Of nv friends voted for Mrs. Iowe
and soon elected her Z onnrooched h.r
soon after her elec,i,n ana o,rod hor 70
she was goipo n stand n Nor ocreen,o ant
She renlied that N, .p.ss i ,he hands Of
her friends, md won, ls.r,yo q oh,as M ~ 4
| what thcy SAID. ffepSfted q nv friends
who then wrote a petional request to
Mrs. Lowe. stating that thew were INV
friends and had voted for her. believing
sbo would rooord hor ~ soon, and o,h
.no "o0,u i'sa.u nei asseensn' anu aSN'
ihg ior 'his aPpoih'ihens ana signed oy
the following Representatives: E. +. Ny
matt, Knox; McC. Wagner, Washington; ;
WE. F.Milburn, Greene; W. M. Francis.
co. Hawkins: ]. Fain Carter. Sullivan.
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Glad ,hat Tho ot,;ce wIs VIZ sn wortb;iv @ ha
slowed and earnestly desire that Mrs.
Johnson's daughter disappointed Assist
ant Liprarian' w oy
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among 1ne many fllends VINO were
also desire this suna;stment are !, R R
Butler, A. A. Taylor, Z w. Brown Sena
tor; and Others"
Dr. Dulaney wrote Hrs. Lowe. that h,
and Others who were nv friends had rec
ocnized her merit md ber needy cond;
tion, and had voted for her, believinl
she would give this appointment. sena
tor Brown wrote her that It was at nv
instance they (my frieads) had voted fo
her and that 1t was 4 compliment the,
expected from her and not undeservinp
to our part of the Stats, and in his very
gentlemanly manner. wished that sh,
would bcstow the appointment that woult
give universal satisfaction. After re
peated attempts to SEQ Mrs. Lowe. I sue
ceeded in presenting these papers to her
and her friends for perusal She at frs
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